Annual “Bowling for Autism” charity event set to kick off Saturday in Columbia
The annual Bowling for Autism charity event is set to kick off at AMF Town and Country Lanes in Columbia, starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
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Videos show moments a driver lost control of a tractor-trailer that narrowly avoided hitting an Ohio school bus
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Dashcam video shows the terrifying moments when a truck driver near Cleveland, Ohio, lost control of his tractor-trailer and nearly crashed into a school bus loaded with students. The incident unfolded Tuesday around 8:25 a.m. as a school bus was finishing its morning rounds on its way to Ralph E. Waite
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Local highlights and scores: April 22, 2022
Here are your local scores from Friday, April 22, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Helias Catholic (2) Rock Bridge (4) FINAL Licking (0) Southern Boone (7) FINAL Centralia (3) Boonville (15) FINAL Hickman (11) SLUH (2) FINAL Battle (6) Capital City (9) FINAL California (4) Warsaw (5)
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Columbia man sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2020 murder
Family members of the victim were emotional at Friday’s sentencing hearing for a Columbia murder from two years ago.
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Husband of Sherri Papini, woman who faked 2016 kidnapping, files for divorce and child custody
By Taylor Romine The husband of Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, has filed for divorce and custody of the couple’s two children, court records show. Papini, 39, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and making false statements in court Monday. She appeared virtually in the US District
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Family settles with three involved in fraternity hazing case at MU
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a teen hospitalized after a night of drinking at an MU fraternity settled with three people who were involved. Adult chapter advisors Jeff Wagoner and Chris Palmero along with fraternity secretary Collin Clark settled with the family of 18-year-old Danny Santulli. Santulli left the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house last year
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Jefferson City settles lawsuit over commemorative bricks at Adrian’s Island
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A woman that sued Jefferson City over the removal of two bricks she bought at the Bicentennial Bridge settled her lawsuit. Court records show that Edith Vogel and the city settled the claims on Thursday in federal court. The city agreed to replace the bricks at Deborah Cooper Park at
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Columbia mother speaks out after bus driver leaves her child on the street during a seizure
On Friday a mother is speaking out after her son’s bus driver allegedly watched her 12-year-old son have a seizure in the street but left to drive her route.
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Audrain and Callaway County community hospitals have a new Texas-based owner
A Texas-based hospital and medical management company announced on Friday that they are assuming control of both the Audrain and Callaway County community hospitals.
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How well is our immunity holding up against Covid-19?
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Now that most US cities and states have dropped masking requirements and other precautions against Covid-19, you may be wondering about your chances of getting infected or, worse, being hospitalized or dying if you happen to get sick. Researchers have been digging into that question, and in general, what they’ve found
Continue Reading How well is our immunity holding up against Covid-19?
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Now that most US cities and states have dropped masking requirements and other precautions against Covid-19, you may be wondering about your chances of getting infected or, worse, being hospitalized or dying if you happen to get sick. Researchers have been digging into that question, and in general, what they’ve found
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Insider Blog: Tracking gusty winds and the potential for storms this weekend
It’s been a warm and windy end to the week as temperatures rose into the lower to mid-80s across Mid-Missouri on Friday, and we’re in for another mild day to kick off the weekend tomorrow. Saturday starts off warm with lows falling into the mid-60s overnight. Strong winds ahead of a cold front will pick
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Tracking another warm day, evening storms Saturday
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy with lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and windy with gusts between 30-40 mph during the day. Highs in the lower 80s. Storms moving in before midnight could bring brief heavy rain and isolated strong wind gusts. EXTENDED: It’s been a windy end to the week with
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Florida releases 4 examples from math textbooks it rejected for public schools
By Jay Croft and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida education officials have released four images from some of the math textbooks the state rejected this month, citing what they said were references to critical race theory or other “prohibited” topics. The state Department of Education last week rejected 54 of 132 math textbooks publishers had submitted.
Continue ReadingDeSantis signs raft of bills cheered by Republicans: targeting Disney, approving new congressional map and restricting how schools teach racism
By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Jon Passantino, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed several bills into law, including two measures targeting Disney, legislation that will put new restrictions on how schools and businesses can talk about race and gender, and the state’s new congressional map. The bills targeting Disney were passed by
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Janelle Monáe confirms that they’re nonbinary
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Janelle Monáe, the Grammy-nominated performer, actor and author, has confirmed that they identify as nonbinary in interviews tied to their new book. “I’m nonbinary,” Monáe said in an appearance this week on “Red Table Talk,” the Facebook series co-hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith. “So I don’t see myself as a woman,
Continue ReadingRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments in since-deleted videos contradict testimony on close ties to Capitol rioter
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Since-deleted videos from Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s social media contradict comments the GOP congresswoman made at a court hearing on Friday downplaying her ties to a YouTuber and conservative activist who participated in the January 6, 2021, mob that broke into the US Capitol. Speaking at her
Continue Reading‘Trump is fine’: McCarthy quietly moves to tamp down fallout after damaging audio reveals January 6 views
By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been maneuvering behind the scenes to contain the fallout over damning and contradictory conversations he had with other GOP lawmakers about then-President Donald Trump in the immediate aftermath of January 6. The California Republican dialed up key GOP members throughout
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Covid-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, CDC reports
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and cancer, for the second year in a row, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The overall age-adjusted death rate for all causes in the US was
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From ‘The Rum Diary’ to court: A timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship
By Marianne Garvey Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are currently spending their days in a Fairfax, Virginia courthouse. Depp, who testified for three days this week, is suing his ex-wife for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote. How they landed there –13 years after first meeting — is a story of
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